The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-24

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Tariff Legislation In the United States
General Effect of Protection; Effect OF
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Effect of Protection on Labor In Protected
Industries our Pauper Labor; Effect OF
Protection upon Unprotected Labor; Eff
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Raw Material, Wool, Coal and Iron, Mon.
opolies.
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Senator Dawes has written for the Janu
ary number of the Forum an argument to
show why Utah should not be admitted
into the Onion by the present congress, or
by any congress, so long as poligamy is
prscticed or upheld. He will review the